
Such Is the Law
Drama
Overview
British drama centered on a mother's desperate attempts to save her daughter's failing marriage as the film explores family loyalty, domestic conflict, and the social pressures surrounding divorce during the early 1930s.
Top Cast


Kate Cutler
Kate Cutler
Annie Pearson/Mother
Kate Cutler
Annie Pearson/Mother


Frances Day
Frances Day
Wife
Frances Day
Wife


C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith
James Whittaker
C. Aubrey Smith
James Whittaker


Lady Tree
Lady Tree
Granny
Lady Tree
Granny


Carl Harbord
Carl Harbord
Vivian Fairfax
Carl Harbord
Vivian Fairfax


Miriam Seegar
Miriam Seegar
Other Woman
Miriam Seegar
Other Woman


Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing
Doctor
Wyndham Standing
Doctor


Nancy Price
Nancy Price
Aunt
Nancy Price
Aunt


Maud Gill
Maud Gill
Aunt's Maid
Maud Gill
Aunt's Maid
Janice Adair
Janice Adair
Marjorie Majoribanks
Janice Adair
Marjorie Majoribanks
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